TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday night released the party’s first list of candidates for 126 of the 175 Assembly segments. Chandrababu Naidu will contest from his fortress of Kuppam and his son and IT minister Nara Lokesh will contest his first election from Mangalagiri in Guntur district. On the otherside, Narne Srinivasa Rao, the father-in-law of Young Tiger Jr NTR, who recently joined the YSR Congress party, has started the campaign on behalf of the party. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is considering the name of Narne Srinivasa Rao against Nara Lokesh in Mangalagiri.
Jr NTR’ father-in-law Narne Srinivasa Rao has already said while joining the main opposition that he is willing to contest from any constituency that YCP supremo Jagan Mohan Reddy could offer. So, There won’t be any resistance even if Jagan Mohan Reddy is asked to contest against Nara Lokesh.
Recently during the media interaction, when asked whether he would contest the elections, Narne Srinivasa Rao replied that if Jagan Mohan Reddy and the party asks me to contest from Mangalagiri, he will definitely contest and defeat Nara Lokesh.
Narne Srinivasa Rao added, “I have seen Chandrababu Naidu personally from very close. There is a lot of difference between Chandrababu Naidu and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Naidu did nothing for Andhra Pradesh state and also for Hyderabad. In fact YS Rajasekhar Reddy did a lot for both the Telugu states when they were united. That is why I have extended my support to his son Jagan Mohan Reddy.”
Now there is going to be a fight between Nara Lokesh and Narne Srinivasa Rao if Jagan Mohan Reddy fields the name of Jr NTR’ father-in-law.